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Governor Gianforte Touts new Record Low 2.5 Percent Unemployment
The Montana Department of Labor and Industry and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday morning that Montana reached a record low 2.5 percent unemployment rate for 2021. The number of unemployed Montanans is at its lowest level since BLS began the data series in 1976.